Roofstock is an end-to-end online platform for investing in single-family rental (SFR) homes. Its technology and software enable institutional and retail investors to buy, manage, and sell investment real estate online, providing a customized, transparent digital experience. The company plans to enhance its Roofstock One offering for accredited investors and build out Roofstock Labs, an internal incubator for next-generation products and services. It intends to hire across engineering, product, marketing, analytics and operations and to provide capital for additional strategic M&A. Roofstock has facilitated more than $5 billion in transaction volume, with more than half of that coming in the last year, signaling recent growth in activity. The company serves the $4 trillion single-family rental sector and is led by CEO Gary Beasley and co-founder and Chairman Gregor Watson. Roofstock operates an online marketplace that enables investors to buy, own and sell single-family rental homes across top U.S. markets. The platform provides market and neighborhood data, analytical tools and property-management oversight to simplify investment and lower barriers to entry. Roofstock markets products such as Roofstock One, which offers shares in fully managed investment homes starting at $5,000, and is rolling out Roofstock Platform Services to let institutional investors build tailored portfolios. The company plans to use new capital to invest in data science, product and engineering and to expand its retail supply and distribution network. Financially, Roofstock has facilitated more than $2 billion in transaction volume through its marketplace to date. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Oakland, the company has raised $133 million of equity in total, including the $50 million Series D. Roofstock is an Oakland, California–based online marketplace for buying, owning and selling single-family rental (SFR) homes. Its platform lists properties in 25 U.S. markets and provides detailed home and tenant information, local vetted property management options, analytics, and market insights to help investors evaluate and purchase properties. The company launched its marketplace in early 2016 and is led by co-founders Gregor Watson (chairman) and Gary Beasley (CEO). Roofstock has surpassed $1 billion in property transactions since launch. The company says it will use the new funding to continue expanding its dynamic marketplace to new audiences. To date Roofstock has raised $75.25M from investors including Khosla Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Canvas Ventures, QED Investors, Nyca Partners, FJ Labs and SVB Capital. Roofstock is a two-year-old, Oakland, California–based marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of single-family homes with tenants in place. The platform enables institutional and retail investors to transact properties without forcing renters to leave and lets buyers acquire income-generating homes without sourcing tenants. Roofstock sources inventory from small retail sellers to mid and large institutions and lists homes across 15 U.S. markets. The company is roughly 65 people and said properties sold on the platform represent hundreds of millions of dollars in value this year. Listings typically go under contract within 30 days and, in Q2, 44 percent of homes sold went under contract within 14 days; some listings sell within minutes. The marketplace charges sellers 2.5 percent and buyers 0.5 percent and is beginning to work with agents to facilitate sales of tenant-occupied homes. Roofstock operates an online marketplace and community for investing in leased single-family rental (SFR) homes, led by co-founder and CEO Gary Beasley. The platform provides research, analytics and insights to evaluate and purchase independently certified properties, including detailed inspection, valuation and title reports. Listings also include information about tenants and local property managers who have been certified by Roofstock. Since its public launch in March 2016 the company has expanded to serve 10 markets and has engaged thousands of registered users. Financially, Roofstock has raised a total of $33.25M since its formation in May 2015. The company plans to use new proceeds to accelerate national expansion, invest in product development, engineering and data science, roll out an asset management platform and broaden its reach to domestic and global investors.

Total raised

$400M

Funding rounds

6

Latest round

Series E

Latest activity

Mar 2022